Served as boatswain's mate on board the U.S.S. Wyandank
during a boat expedition up Mattox Creek, 17 March 1865. Rendering gallant assistance to
his commanding officer, Mullen, lying on his back, loaded the howitzer and then fired so
carefully as to kill and wound many rebels, causing their retreat.

Served as boatswain's mate on board the
U.S.S. Don, 1 May 1865. Engaged in picking up the crew of picket launch No. 6, which had
swamped. Mullen, seeing an officer who was at that time no longer able to keep up and was
below the surface of the water, jumped overboard and brought the officer to the boat,
thereby rescuing him from drowning, which brave action entitled him to wear a bar on the
medal he had already received at Mattox Creek, 17 March 1865.

*Double awardee, the record bears two different listed places
of birth

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